Virjean M.
Brandt, age 83, of Marshfield, passed away in the evening on Tuesday, August 21,
2012, at The House of The Dove in Marshfield under the care of Ministry Home
Care Hospice.

Her memorial service will take place at 11 AM on Tuesday,
August 28, 2012, at Zion Lutheran Church in Stratford. Pastor Sue Eidahl will
officiate. Burial will follow in Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery. The family will
receive relatives and friends on Tuesday at the church in Stratford from 10 AM
until time of services.

Life Tributes Funeral Home and Cremation Services
of Spencer is assisting the family.

Virjean was born on May 14, 1929, in
the town of Emmett, Marathon County, the daughter of the late Harvey and
Gertrude (Graveen) Bradley. She attended the rural Washburn School in the town
of Emmett later graduating from Stratford High School.

Virjean was
united in marriage to John P. Brandt on June 11, 1949, at Zion Lutheran Church
in Stratford. Together John and Virjean moved to Wausau later Washington, DC,
later returning to the Stratford area. She was employed as a bank teller/vault
teller at the former Spencer State Bank but also was engaged in a crafting
business known as Nite Owl Crafts which she owned and operated and provided
mobile home escorts to various destinations with the vehicle escort business her
and John owned and operated. With all Virjean had going on, she also found time
to volunteer at Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield, teach Sunday school and
provide secretary services at Trinity Lutheran Church in Unity.

She loved
her family and enjoyed people. Her hobbies included crafting, bowling and bingo,
watching her two sons’ race at the dirt track stock car races, some NASCAR
racing, watching the Brewers and Packers and trips to Las Vegas and hitting the
penny slots. Virjean loved going to craft sales not knowing what treasures she
may find.

Virjean was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Stratford and a
former member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Unity.

Survivors include her
children, Georgia (Jerald) Townsend of Marshfield, Kathy (John) Zuelke of
Stratford, Brenda (Dave) Newman of Unity, Jim Brandt of Colby, Craig (Peggy)
Brandt of Loyal; four step grandchildren; four step great grandchildren; and one
step great great grandson.

Virjean is further survived by one sister,
Maxine Zettler of Burlington; and one brother, Rick (Sandy) Bradley of Fenwood;
one brother-in-law, John Conner of Marshfield; two sister-in-laws, Bernice
Mercer of Marshfield and Darlene Nelson of Mesquite, NV; many nieces, nephews,
other relatives and many friends including a dear friend, Rev. James Primley,
Virjean’s former pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Unity.

She was
preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John; her mother-in-law and
father-in-law, Paul and Bertha (Severson) Brandt; one sister, Janet Conner; one
brother, Fred Bradley; two brother-in-laws, George Zettler and Len Nelson; a
niece/godchild, Holly Zettler; and a step grandson, Jeffrey Zuelke.